Ashtanga
# Ashtanga

Astanga or Ashtanga (aṣṭāṅga) is a Sanskrit compound translating to "having eight limbs or components". It may refer to:

* Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga), the eight limbs of yoga as defined by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras
* Raja yoga, Vivekananda's popularisation of Ashtanga Yoga
* Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, a style of asana-based modern yoga founded and popularized by K. Pattabhi Jois
* Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, divided into eight limbs
